What Does $335K Build in Bendigo? Shocking Findings!

[@tealkerberus748]

I'm currently studying a cert 4 in building and construction. This vid is better quality than about half of our officially provided course materials, and bonus, it's Australian. Sent the link to my teacher for his consideration.

[@npg68]

This bloke is an Aussie hero.

[@pwilliams6405]

I had my Berwick home built by Henley builders in 2008. For the 2008 summer, we had refrigerated air con, not your standard water cooled air con installed. I hate the heat, so I wanted an aircon system that could easily cool the house when the temp is in the high 30s and I paid good money for it. So summer arrives and the aircon is on but not doing what it should be doing,blowing nice cold air. So Henley organise a aircon specialist to come out and he spots a big problem. The outside motor is too close to the new house, next door, that had just been built. Their garage wall was right in front of my aircon motor. So when it's running, it's blowing out hot air straight onto the neighbour's brick garage wall and the heat is rebounding back onto my aircon motor. So a new funnel was built to push the hit air up and away from the aircon motor. Great job done 👍. One month later, still a bit iffy with the cooling of the house. I had a burst appendix in late December 2008,sick as a dog 🤢 So after a few days I'm discharged from hospital and now back home. It's bloody hot outside 40+ degrees, The aircon is struggling,I have it flat out and it's still getting hot inside. So I get the ladder and climb inside the roof with a torch. What do I find but four aircon big hoses not connected to the ceilings outlets ! All this time this was the problem. So back down the ladder to get gaffer tape,back up the ladder, it's like 50 degrees up there, I've just had a major operation , sweats pouring off me,my wound is seeping and I have to lift this big intact air con hoses and tape them onto the ceiling inlets. Not an easy job when you're sick and injured, finally job done. I'm covered in dirt ,sweat and a weeping wound ! Check all the outlets and every room is now Ice cold. With the inspection the wall in front of the motor was not picked up nor were the four disconnected aircon hosed ! After all the issues and cost factor with a new home,I vowed never to build a new home after then.

[@Valcurdra]

Great story mate, ty for sharing, absolute disgrace a half injured guy can fix, what is their problem!

[@PD-fc3og]

You were on The Project on Ch.10 last night!!!!! I screamed out to the family and some friends: "He's the bloke I was telling youse all about, dressed like a Ninja ~ The Site Inspector......" I have spoken about you and this YT channel for ages to many people, especially those looking to buy / sell a home, and the pitfalls to look out for. And I got all that info from you. Another great (well not for the owners) video, and I really hope the politicians actually do something to fix this BS asap. Congrats on the exposure and for all the good work you are doing. 🍾🍾🍾🕷

[@Siteinspections]

❤️ Thank you so much for your support!

[@CarlaMWard-]

@@Siteinspections Yeah I saw you too ! Just wish regulations had better oversite with responsible inspections, keep up your great work. Im in VIC down at Gisborne and the shite being built here is on par with what you have pointed out there if not worse, not to mention the small width roads that are being built its total BS. Cheers

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

Hahahaha the ninja inspector

[@bincognito6609]

Don't stress mate, half of that suburb is built in what used to be seasonal swamps. My father is a life long carpenter and we used to shake our heads and laugh as more and more subdivisions went in there. I tried to warn fruends but they still brought there. Subsidence and flooding already occurring, cracks, cracks cracks!

[@callumh4991]

Good tip.

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

So very true. Council claims to have done the infrastructure to route the flooding a different way but this flood zone issue is common knowledge to anyone who has lived here more than 20 years. Many of our 'newly opened' areas are (or at least were) flood zones.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

yeah I worked as a remediation technician for a lil bit, these new builds are the bread and butter of that industry, always some dodgy waterproofing that makes mold, especially the bathtubs, and I did some tiling labor work so I can say tiler will cut the waterproofing and say "not my problem" while tossing the leftover crap under the tub

[@justanaverageguy1351]

I worked for the company that installed that garage door. I can tell you that a lot of the new homes in both Bendigo and Ballarat are built using shortcuts. Often there would be no fixings installed, or they'd only be secured by a couple of nails. I know this because I worked in the industry, but for the average homebuyer, there's no way they'd know about these types of issues unless they had it independently inspected.

[@stevewiles7132]

Bit like the western suburbs subdivision that was built on an old tip, the tip was filled with waste disposable nappy material, tons of it, all the houses kept moving as it slid around beneath the surface.

[@Lukemilly]

The Safety Rail they put up for the roof tilers is the reason the roof insulation is not lapping over the fascia. When they instal the rail the posts they use stick up out of the roof near the top plate. So when the tiler rolls the sarking out each time he comes to a post he needs to cut it around the post. Which then should be taped up and pulled over the fascia when the Rail Blokes come and pull the rail down but they rarely do.

[@randombilly09]

ayee this guy knows the job. while we definitely do try pulling the insulation over. we were never in charge of taping the roof. as my boss said. the roofers are meant to come back through and tape it. i know its happened on some houses. the roofer or just an inspector will come through and tape off the cut bits. its a shame that it was never even thought about!

[@ianmcleod8898]

It's all the OH&S crap builders and every other trade have to deal with. The person/persons who write that crap up wouldn't know which end of the hammer you use to hit a nail in. Once its written up they don't care if it makes the job harder or slower or gives anyone any grief.

[@Alan_Hans__]

A friend has the exact same design house in another suburb about 5km from Huntly. They've had the house a few years since they bought it and have already had water ingress issues at the edge of the house and also a matching leaking shower in the ensuite. There are literally dozens if not 100's of identical (including mirrored) houses like this across a number of estates in Bendigo and I'd suggest that pretty well all of them will be built to the same standard.

[@vicrigg9390]

I own a 70+ year timber frame weatherboard on red gum stumps in Melbourne with need of constant repairs and I will never complain again after looking at these new shit holes they build now. I was planning on a demo and rebuild, I think I'll stick with the renovation instead, thank you very much for your informed inspections.

[@npg68]

House I owned/sold a while ago in Adelaide was 70 odd year old. We had a big fella install security cameras and he got up in the ceiling. He commented how rock solid the hard wood beams in the ceiling were, compared to new homes where the beams would sway when he stepped on them.

[@nicklazarakis4837]

Fix the same house. I did. Have a house built in the 50s. I renovated it myself except for stumping, electrical. Last another 100 years. Homes today are cheap and nasty

[@hahn-solo]

Little did the spider know his hole was non compliant

[@fmkwvejf]

Your mum's.... never mind.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

@@fmkwvejf his mums a lovely lady, that's what you were gonna say right?

[@legogummybear5]

This estate in Huntly is HUGE!!! there are so many houses being built by so many builders. It caters for the entry level buyer, hence the issues. There is very little infrastructure, apart from a railway station at the end of a dirt road with no local trains. It is shoving so many houses in with so little future planning. Great work City of Greater Bendigo. Thank God I don't have to try and get from Huntly to Bendigo in the morning or vice-versa. If you like living in a distant bubble with all the trappings of stacked in neighbours and congested roads..... Huntly is for you!! The COGB cares for this like they care for the outcome of the "Marong Bricklayers". Rates, pay your rates... have you paid your rates, lets spend money on the Mall... that will fix all our problems...Umm you live outside the CBD, who are you again???... Don't get me started on the COGB.. or the CBD of Bendigo Council!

[@dragginmedown]

Entry level home haha

[@glumpy10]

Building the slums, crime havens and social security dependent suburbs of the future..... Just like so many places in Sydney.

[@steveg7378]

@legogummybear5 you just described all the new housing estate's in Sydney...except ours have horrible traffic and tiny blocks of land

[@LukaPanik]

So you're saying that entry level buyers don't deserve a properly built home?

[@AdrianPrust-eh9np]

@@LukaPanik Of course they do, the problem is the amount of houses to be built in such small time. These houses were being completed within 2 weeks, from slab to fit out. Many different companies, from all over Victoria working as quickly as they could to produce them as fast as the developers needed them.

[@urabusliberty9258]

Bendigo referenced !!!! But in all seriousness as a Bendigo resident makes me glad to live on a 50 year old home. Also good luck when getting through cogb council to do anything took them 6 months to clear a drain that is now clogged up again because it is comically undersized and took them 12 months to fix about 1 meter of footpath

[@sofnsad]

It took them two months to replace my bin then they brought two.....

[@warrickmiller7959]

Actually very good info from this one, no over the top bs

[@CatsMeowPaw]

That decaying structure reminded me of a multi unit development here in Adelaide that was stopped in winter with all framing complete but fully exposed to the wettest winter and spring Adelaide had in many years. All the timber was completely grey, exposed for over six months. Then... work began again and everything was covered up. I wonder if the million dollar unit owners know.

[@superwag634]

As a timber boat builder, grey timber is aged and fine to use. What matters is if it cannot dry. Dry grey timber will last indefinitely almost. But radiata pine is the garbage of timber in the first place

[@greggee5695]

Would be good if you could update some of reports on these houses that you inspect as i am intrested as to what the outcome was when the builders are presented with the reports and the corrective actions taken, great channel keep up the good work.

[@liam3284]

From word of mouth, builders declare bankruptsy and "pheonix"

[@lesskinner8588]

Did the ladder thing with a pool noodle, split down along the length, works great ! You can make 3 - 4 out of one pool noodle.

[@zackiaryruddick701]

You can just use a rag like everyone has been for decades

[@JUNO-69]

@@zackiaryruddick701everyone except for the dipshit tradie who got up on this homeowners roof and scratched their new gutters already…

[@lesskinner8588]

@@zackiaryruddick701 not as much support though, saves bending / damage.

[@mini696]

@@zackiaryruddick701 How do you get it up there?

[@giggygiggy1393]

Ive wrapped the top of my ladder with foam....same same.....

[@lizard9437]

Bendigo brickies some of the best tradesman in the industry. Can't beat tradesman from the bush!! accountability helps.

[@potlerpup5869]

Dude i wish there were a thousand more people like you. Australia needs ya badly mate.

[@aussietaipan8700]

The roof issues I could pick straight away but all the other issues, mate the builder should be hung out to dry for these issues. I have shown this video to my adult kids who are itching to purchase their own homes. Thanks for presenting mate. Subscribed.

[@zoltanrudolf]

I recently visited Bendigo for the first time and fell in love with the place. An absolute hidden gem among small Australian towns.

[@K1N3T1C4L_K4OS]

Great to visit, hellhole to live in and getting worse day by day.

[@georgereaperkambosos4029]

@@K1N3T1C4L_K4OSice city?

[@ChineseKiwi]

never judge a place by tourism eh LOL

[@sofnsad]

Bendigo has some of the best meth in Victoria......

[@tombaileycreative]

Bendigo is actually a lovely city and place to live, we have so much on offer here and Melbourne is only a short drive or train trip away. Don’t let these previous comments deflect from these facts. However, don’t buy in these mass produced areas like Huntly, Strathfieldsaye etc. they aren’t all bad but as a rule of thumb, the older the home the better the build.

[@entropyachieved750]

I've braced myself and am ready to be flabbergasted...

[@AdrianPrust-eh9np]

Having been in and out of this Suburb daily doing Deliveries, I was waiting for this day.

[@dezmo7]

he needs to bring in "discombobulated" into his vernacular

[@Bizbot1]

This is your best video yet

[@bartbug1]

This bloke is a legend.

[@SquareEarth1]

During the Home Insulation Program back in 2009, hundreds of installers were splitting batts. There were good batts installed around the manhole cover, then split for the rest. The thickness varied from 10-30mm on the worst ones. All the halogen downlights were covered with insulation which lead to house fires/bad smouldering. The worst offending businesses were in......................(insert drumroll).........Victoria.

[@shrimmr]

The "power point" for the gas heater is not a standard power point. Its a quick connect plug with no switch on it, mainly used for downlights but they are controlled by a light switch so they don't need to have a switch next to the plug. Power points need to have a switch so that you can plug in and remove an appliance without it being energized. Slightly cheaper and quicker install but -Non compliant AS/NZS 3000:2018 4.4.4.1 - Exhaust fans are cheap ones with no side duct entry no wonder they aren't connected because they cant, need to buy more expensive models.

[@PaulT-ep7lk]

Does a quick connect still do the job? Does it supply the power for the assume heater unit

[@Ozzieyobbo]

@PaulT-ep7lk yes it will still power it up, but it is not designed for that purpose, it needs a switch.

[@LiquidAudio]

Mate, legendary work as usual. A real shame because, as you say, the build is pretty good but let down by a couple of horrendous goofs.

[@cz964]

I'm getting a small house built and the builder's about to start building and asked at what stages I would like to have a look and someone's comment on Reddit brought me here to your channel. Love your work!

[@thethinkingman9338]

In 1994 my wife & I brought a 4 bedroom architects home , on 850m2 block, built in pool, brick paved driveway, landscaped gardens, big kitchen, 2 car garage + carport, brick pillar and timber fencing ( in Rosebud ) for $145k - now look at what you get for $350k. Shows you clearly just how much purchasing power our currency has lost over the past 30 years. Rising costs is not the result of the cost of goods & services going up in price, rising costs is the consequence of every dollar buying less and less. The more $$$ government prints the more it dilutes the entire money supply. Gold on the other hand ( real money) never looses its purchasing power ( why) because governments can’t print it at will. Believe this or not…. It’s still True.

[@JustNanJustSoap]

Not any more...today you would be looking at one of 4 units built one on top the other...two dwellings have been built on what once was an easement in the area where we are....in Rosebud...how the street we live in has changed, not for the good either...once it was swamp land...and our back yard now reflects this....

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

What you said doesn't make sense... Rising prices and money losing value are more or less the same thing. Although it's far more accurate to say prices have risen which is the normal course of an economy (it is only abnormal when some things increase more than others or the average rate goes above a certain percentage). Australia doesn't print much money and most of the money that is printed (same as with the US) often doesn't enter general circulation - most money isn't literally printed, it's digital and used for non general circulation. There is no sinister cabal trying to make people poor, it's just poor governance and politicians only caring about their next press release or vote leading to a building/trades/housing market that is farked. FYI if you had $400 of gold in 1990 it would now be worth about $2,000... you would have been better off putting that $400 into a savings account.

[@JustNanJustSoap]

@retsaMinnavoiG thanks for the lesson in economics. That was not my point..

[@ITH56]

@JustNanJustSoap your point is not correct. Housing is more expensive, period. Even if you measure it in gold.

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

@@JustNanJustSoap it was exactly your point and it's ok to be wrong sometimes...

[@ianfrost1419]

Like 25 years ago when project builders saved money on eaves and pack them into blocks for minimal boundary clearances. Stupidly seems to repeats itself!

[@urabusliberty9258]

To me most houses look ugly without any eaves

[@rhino3334]

I need to get you to Warrnambool Victoria to do a hand over inspection at the end of October. But when I called your company they said they don’t have people down there, but I see you travel. Iv had a local inspector do four inspections so fare at each stage, but he does the final inspections for the builder, so there is a conflict of interest for him to do it for me.

[@shelbyconstructions7256]

Good video mate. Still waiting for the regular weekly 1 hour minimum episodes. 👌👍

[@EmceeFuzz]

Bruv...I am waiting for ' HAVE A LOOK AT THIS!¡. Luvya mate😊

[@stevenli6806]

Good info as always. Just as a suggestion. Could you at times try explain why something being non compliant will cause problems in the finished product? As a developer I have a very small circle of builders who do my developments. We have not followed the NCC on purpose at times due to the regulations actually making the property being built worse off and more prone to leaks in the long run. I have dealt/consulted with many people who have had a hand in writing the NCC and many have not had any actual physical building experience at all. Essentially office people who couldn't make it as a builder trying to find something else to do with no real world experience.

[@Aaron_Hanson]

10:27 that homeowner must have a rock crawler as a daily drive 😂 Damn that 30-35° incline from the path to the expansion joint in the driveway is wild 😂

[@Android811]

I had a giggle at that too!

[@relax12002]

Great content just Awesome that there are people like you to show all these cheap builders that rip people off if I ever build a house from new I would hope there are people like you who really care about the compliance of the home great work

[@rodneyobrien1262]

This is the reason why I have alway installed my own ceiling batts. Cannot trust contractors who sub-contract their works.

[@glumpy10]

After watching these Vids, there is no way I'd ever be brave enough to build or buy a new home!

[@gaudiaudi]

Same 😅

[@bcgibson22]

My dream would be to go back home (NW Tas) and buy small place built before 2000

[@dr3zy]

just use a good builder and stop trying to get a house built for nothing. its not cheap to build a good house its even more expensive to build a great house. the problem is that everyone wants a house for the least amount of money. have a look into cost price for the building materials and how much you have to pay for management fees. a "builder" gets subcontractors to smash out the works at every stage (domestic and commercial) the whole industry is designed to support a couple of guys at the top of the tree doing fuck all and making all the money. the answer... find a local chippy or small builder with some known works who you trust and be an owner builder. take control of the build. you need help ask for it. dont use bulk builders

[@mindsnare1982]

Hire an independent inspector and have them do a report at every single stage of the build. Doesn't have to be TikTok inspector. There's a lot of reputable ones out there. An additional 3 to 5 grand for piece of mind.

[@sonic_attack]

Not in Victoria anyway.

[@mydogzty]

These videos are why Im going to buy land in nowhere town and drop a house, renovate it with people I know, bang living under 300k!

[@armouredthug5154]

saw you on tele the other night my friend ! awesome to see your level of attention to this ever evolving problem is being shown to put the dodgees on notice ! it's unn beeeeleivvveable !

[@jennarare]

Industry deregulated in.late 1960's and despite obviously failing in NZ, Building Surveyors/Inspectors privatised during the 1990's 300000 cases thru VCAT in 2006

[@liam3284]

It's this "cutting red tape" which destroyed the industry.

[@KoguryoKid]

This is an eye-opener....thanks for your good work!

[@gertjanschutte-rx4ti]

So dass it looks all so beautiful that you would trust it would out a inspector. Great job to wake people up❤

[@Kni0002]

wow shrinkflation has hit hard, 20 years ago 335k could of built you a decent sized 2 story house

[@waynepayne9875]

My build in Shepparton area was finished September 2023 and we locked in the price for 359k in 2021. House came out decent but we had to get a new site supervisor at the end and they half assed all the last jobs. Really grateful it's been alright and a year in all minor issues have been rectified and we're really happy with our home but would never build again.

[@erikinOz7777]

Great inspection reports with very handy inspection equipment, well done!

[@NoelyBob]

Never be fixed , builder got his money and shot through.

[@steveshephard4880]

I'm a roofer and I use one of those ladder helpers every day they are fantastic.

[@NanoyNano16378]

Thank you for always providing such great informative content. Keep you your great work. We need more people like you.❤❤❤

[@EmilyBieman]

What a great idea doing this video for KZbin. There are heaps of folks that have no idea about building codes and acceptable workmanship quality. So good on you. I have to say that, that 4 bedroom house, while perfectly functional and liveable (after of course, codes have been met), I think it was lacking in the aesthetics side of things, light, decent flooring, good vibes / a wow feature. It really doesn’t pay to have more than 2 children. You will be missing out if you do.

[@shaneclarke7482]

my house was built in 1955 i think, moved here in about 1972 i was told, nothing lines up. water runs down the walls in a storm and water comes in the inside around the bathroom of the house, but love the house, ide live in an old humpy, and i wouldnt care

[@randombilly09]

i used to work along side the roofers as a fallguard person and holy moly... that house is STILL there?? good lord xD i remember it when i worked on the houses across the road from it

[@randombilly09]

also something to note. where we put brackets for the fallguard is most likely exactly where the cut in the roof wrap (idek what its actually called) is.. most/some people go through and tape it up so its all proper. but theres definitely a lot that don't do this

[@virtual812]

This stuff just breaks my heart. There is a slim chance I'll ever be able to afford a home, what with battling health issues and rent prices. But of the day ever came I'd be scared of inheriting one of these nightmares. Builders can't ben playing games with the largest purchase most people will ever make. This bullshit needs to stop.

[@Stevei-075]

long wait, i love this channel

[@MA37502]

The house was built by the cast from the block 😂😂😂

[@theoutbacklawnie1433]

He should do a inspection of a block house 😂😂

[@amyhudson1016]

Isn’t it faster and cheaper in the long run to do it right first time?

[@meerkatreserve7543]

It would be, except the builder won’t fix most of these issues.

[@mirboonorthplumbingdougrob6015]

Roof ventilation is a must when we get frost to dry out the roof space

[@stephenandersen625]

Should have a bottom purlin for the paper to be stapled to you can't staple to a metal facia

[@Migratelikeaduck]

Bendigo Council, are desperate for rates to fund their art gallery.

[@richardcooper]

I'm really glade your an Inspector and I love your content and those metal ball they do not lie

[@LazyAwesomeDad]

Great to see you at the airport on your way back to Melbourne 🎉

[@graemehyndman394]

Absolute legend, in exposing these homes, as it stands today,nearly 3000 builders have collapsed nationwide.the money in these homes isnt there anymore & it takes ultra-effcient builders to make it work without cutting corners & cheating compliances.

[@waynepayne9875]

My hallways are about twice as wide and the ceilings are about 2 feet higher. This little dinky house at 330k is crazy. I locked in my build in 2021 for 359. Not a dig at the builder, but its wild how much more expensive things are now.

[@damianpater6286]

Hi Zeher, your professional at all counts but your enthusiasm with spiders reminded me of Steve Irwin 😂… love your stuff!

[@brianbarbarich1401]

Disappointed with video(only joking) I thought this house would be fully compliant and no faults😂😂 dream on lol Thanks for the good stuff. Cheers from Durban, South Africa

[@Epictetus888]

Goes to the council website to report a danger, first thing he sees is pay your rates! Pretty much sums them up perfectly!

[@94040]

Good picts and easy to understand with citations, thanks😂😊

[@itchycoight386]

Got to bare in mind tap test on showerbase don’t stand if high density preformed bases are used they always sound like a Namibian drum

[@tonycoz2309]

Thanks again. Very useful.

[@jimmyeldridge6478]

Will definitely get one of those gutter covers, normally use rags but they look great!

[@matthewnewell9338]

The suburb where your Frame gets delivered 3-4 times because people will pinch anything

[@nancycurtis7315]

I'm shocked. There is enough stuff laying around to build a little house or fix mine. I can't afford to buy and there are materials rotting on the ground.... New advice now. Watch this program and follow the building inspector and inspect his inspection!! LOL. Sad state of affairs.

[@jamesdimmick2230]

With that flashing for the brick work I know it states that you should have it protruding but this creates slip joints and can always be seen after construction has finished. As a bricklayer I thing it should be kept back attest 20mm as to create a bond with works underneath whill using a waterproof additive in your mud.

[@Aquatic_Obsession]

Very educational as usual mate

[@Post-Alone]

Feel sorry for the owner of that first house.. its so hard now

[@stickybeaker]

Thank you for the work you do ♥

[@AGueroAFuera]

I can smell the non-compliance before this is even posted.

[@LiquidAudio]

Ha ha!

[@benandben619]

This made me laugh haha thank you 🙏🏼

[@DavoInMelbourne]

In fairness it’s 99% likely that it is non-compliant.

[@Fitaroy]

What a shamozzle 🤦‍♂️

[@xxxdids]

Wow that’s some dodgy work there . The roof is just going to be ruined in a month after hard rain 😢😂

[@boriss.861]

In the UK a Bell Cast Bead would be placed above the Damp proof course for the render to finish on

[@merlin3671]

yeah we have a JG King home that was built in Bendigo in 2004, and we had a certificate from JG King saying it had bradford batts in the walls. Recently discovered they didn't bother installing it, removed all of the plaster, no batts. I contacted JG King about it and sent them photos, and they didn't even reply! Though, this isn't a bendigo problem, shonky builders everywhere

[@politics102]

At 18 min I don't think you are right. The install is different to the drawing. The drawing has the tiles ending under the shower screen, the 15 mm required is to the bottom of the screen. The install is better, the tiles come out to a 5mm lip which you are measuring. It is the shower screen you should be measuring, it looks like it is valid at 15mm.

[@anthonybezzina2638]

self certification doesn't work as you have found out. most licenced builders shouldn't have a licence. Why is it that houses built 100 years ago with no silicone are still standing and were built by people that mostly couldn't read or write or even went to school. They were practice proud people not like today

[@liam3284]

Because 100 years ago, if you built rubbish, you went out of business. But last 30 years, if you built rubbish you got rich, won bids and drove the quality builders out of town. Somehow this kind of competition has driven prices up and quality down.

[@runeseeker993]

need to get you out to a fun rental that installed a rainwater tank that leaks into half the house from the foundation up

[@craiglister2139]

Fence contractor probably took the fence away as they were not getting paid. I'm surprised all the timber hasn't been taken for firewood.

[@thomjanson9644]

Noticed the garage wall was hard up against the fence! With loads more width on the opposite side. Is that legal in VIC? Think in NSW you have to have a minimum of 900 from the fence or something. Also, no eaves on the building at all… except that front corner, which has water ingress.. strange…

[@gaudiaudi]

@@thomjanson9644 yeah that's common over here. If a house is built next door they'll have that gap on the left where the gate was and then hard up against the fence on the right hand side again.

[@gaudiaudi]

Eaves have also been disappearing slowly over the years. They used to be a thing. I'm not sure at some point who decided they shouldn't be a thing anymore. The house feels naked.

[@heimdul2981]

Garage can be built right on to the boundary the house walls have to be 0.9 from the boundary in nsw

[@adoxographer]

Thanks for these videos. They are both entertaining and worrying. How bad is this particular new build compared to average? Would these kinds of defects be typical, or is this in the worst 20%? Worst 10%?

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

It would be helpful to know which builder built this home.

[@andrewk4172]

@@Mister_Holdsworth he’d probably get done for defamation if he named the builder

[@liam3284]

I think it could be found with a little street view

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

@@andrewk4172 Can only get done for defamation if he told lies. You can't get done for that if you tell the truth.

[@Mister_Holdsworth]

@@liam3284 How would street view know who built it?

[@arthurwatts1680]

For the benefit of those who have never experienced Winter in Victoria, Bendigo has a particularly icy reputation. Definitely not a town to be chasing water leaks in July.

[@phils4634]

You really need a powered respirator, mate. Significant reduced work of breathing, and the battery packs are good for at least eight hours. Most of them take the standard filter modules too.

[@coffeehouse44]

Free firewood for winter :)

[@Bigjohn1234]

I can't wait you're the best

[@den020depijp4]

Greets from the Netherlands. Awesome channel.

[@jordzhowlett4719]

As a tiler I’ve tiled over those types of shower bases plenty of times we don’t install them builder or waterproofers must. they are used a lot in the building game. Made out of foam hence why they sound hollow. Absolutely terrible idea and unsure how they are aloud to be used!

[@oldmate86]

@2:52 you can even see that the guttering along the outside of the garage isn't flush to the wall

[@justice4g]

starting to think I need to look into alternative DIY building methods and materials

[@shelbyfanman]

That spider was non-compliant

[@johnoliver5728]

Name the builder!!!! Name the inspector who passed the project!!!. This is the only way to stop these cowboys.

[@nicolemyers5352]

Love your videos, do you know if any of the houses you find non-compliant, are fixed, ever? 👀😎

[@Siteinspections]

Read the description of these video that shows what can happen after we do an inspection the results speak for themselves and more to come 😊 We Returned to the $2M Disaster: The Unveiled Nightmares of West Melbourne Homes kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnLCd6yvoLtqi7M Owner Builder Nightmare: $2.1M Project Sabotaged by Family Friend's Greed! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXSXpaSKmN98eMk (Read the description, Building Notice Issued even after the Occupancy Permit was passed by the RBS) I Exposed Preston’s Worst Build: Police Called During Shocking Home Inspection! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fniUonp4rNaLisk (Read the description, Building Notice Issued even after the frame was passed by the RBS) Unveiling Victoria's Worst Builder of 2023 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eonEl6GAjpmdgKs (Read the description, Direction to fix Issued even after the frame was passed by the RBS) The Certifier Suspended & Builder Being Investigated After My Inspection Video… kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHi5emmigKx3ldU (RBS Suspended) Post Inspection | Unbelievable $200,000 Rectification… kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5O1i2aDa8SIaMU

[@alistairandhailey]

I have an idea why the sarking is always messed up because the roof tilers have to cut it to go around the mount for the edge protection hand rail then the roof rail guys take their mounts away and just pull the tile back in place. The rail guys aren’t gonna get some tape to seal it up and the tiler ain’t gonna come back just to tape up the cuts in the sarking. No one cares enough to bother it seems.

[@AitchJay]

Thanks for the detail about extractor fans being ducted to outside being a national standard, mine are not. So pissed off right now, it was only built in 2017.

[@petrajudd2533]

Hole in roof… mice, rats and snakes. Water in gutters… mozzies.. Water in roof…black mould. No Lining on render…termites. It’s an ecosystem waiting to happen, in all the wrong ways.

[@ritmolatino1627]

great report you've made, how much does it cost to do ? also where did you get that security vest? keep it up m8

[@sjcampbell8]

12:55 Damn big spider. I dont know if hes dangerous but lets just grab it. Classic line

[@richardkirk823]

I just thought that gutter protector was a standard until I saw a tradie at my gaff try and lean a ladder straight on my gutters . I’ve come to the conclusion 90% +of Aussie tradies are useless . Finding the 10% that care is really hard